Op-Eds & Columns

Ecuador's New Deal: Nothing Succeeds Like Success

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, February 15, 2013
En Español

Obama Signals Four More Years of Bad Relations With Latin America

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, December 18, 2012
En Español

Sweden's Shame

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, September 6, 2012
En Español

Minimum Wage Raise is the Least We Can Do to Civilize America

Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), August 30, 2012
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, August 28, 2012
Bellingham Herald (WA), August 30, 2012
Bradenton Herald (FL), August 30, 2012
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), August 30, 2012
Anchorage Daily News (AK), August 30, 2012
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), August 31, 2012
Wichita Eagle (KS), August 31, 2012
The Gulf Today (Bahrain/UAE), September 1, 2012
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), September 1, 2012
Salinas Californian (CA), September 1, 2012
Lawton Constitution (OK), September 2, 2012
Kokomo Tribune (IN), September 2, 2012
Nashua Telegraph (NH), September 2, 2012
La Crosse Tribune (WI), September 2, 2012
Denver Post (CO), Septmeber 2, 2012
Marshfield News-Herald (WI), September 3, 2012
Sturgeon Bay Door County Advocate (WI), September 3, 2012
Fond du LAC Reporter (WI), September 3, 2012
Stevens Point Journal (WI), September 3, 2012
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune (WI), September 3, 2012
Wassau Daily Herald (WI), September 3, 2012
Sheboygan Press (WI), September 3, 2012
Oshkosh Northwestern (WI), September 3, 2012
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (WI), September 3, 2012
Appleton Post-Crescent (WI), September 3, 2012
Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI), September 3, 2012
Las Vegas Sun (NV), September 3, 2012
Youngston Vindicator (OH), September 3, 2012
Louisville Courier-Journal (KY), September 3, 2012
Northwest Arkansas Times (AR), September 3, 2012
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR), September 3, 2012
Omaha World-Journal (AR), September 3, 2012
Arizona Daily Star (AZ), September 3, 2012
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), September 3, 2012
Keene Sentinel (NH), September 4, 2012
En Español

Ecuador Grants Asylum, Respecting Human Rights Despite Threats From UK

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 16, 2012
En Español

Human Rights Defenders Should Support Assange’s Right to Asylum, Rather than Attacking Ecuador
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 21, 2012

Ecuador Should Grant Political Asylum to Wikileaks Founder
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), July 13, 2012
Em Português

Obama in Cartagena: No Change, Dwindling Hope
Alexander Main
Al Jazeera English, April 12, 2012

Do Environmentalists Have An Interest In Who Controls Oil Resources?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 2, 2012
En Español

New Regional Organization is a Big Step Forward for the Hemisphere
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, December 22, 2011
Janesville Gazette (WI), December 22, 2011
Walworth County Today (WI), December 22, 2011
Times of India, December 24, 2011
New Bedford Standard-Times (MA), December 24, 2011
USA Today, December 24, 2011
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), December 24, 2011
Salt Lake City Deseret News (UT), December 25, 2011
Arizona Daily Star (AZ), December 26, 2011
En Español

Humala’s Win in Peru Consolidates Hemispheric Gains for Democracy, Independence, Progress
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, June 6, 2011
En Español

Latin America’s Growth Picks Up After Decades of Failure
Mark Weisbrot
Foreign Policy Digest, May 18, 2011

U.S. "Diplomacy" Still Failing In Latin America
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 8, 2011
En Español

Attempted Coup in Ecuador Fails, But Threat Remains
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 1, 2010
En Español

Life Imitates Art: That Completes My Argument
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 16, 2010

Washington Still Has Problems With Democracy in Latin America
Mark Weisbrot
En Español
Sacramento Bee (CA), July 8, 2010
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, July 8, 2010 
Daily Me (ME), July 8, 2010
Bellingham Herald (WA), July 8, 2010
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY), July 8, 2010
Juneau Empire (AK), July 9, 2010
Modesto Bee (CA), July 9, 2010
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), July 10, 2010
Janesville Gazette (WI), July 10, 2010
Appleton Post-Crescent (WI), July 10, 2010
Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI), July 10, 2010
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), July 10, 2010
Kansas City Star (KS), July 11, 2010
Hendersonville Sunday Times-News (NC), July 11, 2010
Moline Sunday Dispatch (IL), July 11, 2010
Rock Island Sunday Argus (IL), July 11, 2010
Providence Journal (RI), July 12, 2010
Lewiston Sun Journal (ME), July 13, 2010
Philadelphia Inquirer (PA), July 15, 2010
Centre Daily Times (PA), July 19, 2010

Ecuador, Bolivia Show that Even Small Developing Countries Can Pursue Independent Economic Policies, Stand Up for Their Rights, and Win
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 28, 2009

Ecuador's Election Shows Why Left Continues Winning in Hard Times
Mark Weisbrot   En español
The Guardian Unlimited, May 1, 2009

Media-Generated "Scandal" Undermines Democracy in Ecuador
Mark Weisbrot   En español
Guardian.co.uk, July 26, 2007

Argentina's Hold-Out Bondholders Try to Scare Ecuador, Not Very Effectively
Mark Weisbrot   En español
International Business Times, July 24, 2007

Ecuador's Clear Choice for President
Mark Weisbrot
WashingtonPost.com, November 25, 2006 

Ecuador's Rebellious Presidential Candidate May Have a Point
Mark Weisbrot | En español
Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2006